From 5-0 Down to 5-4!: Bristow vs Wilson | 1989 BDO World Final

Trailing 5-0 in sets at Lakeside, Frimley Green, Eric "The Crafty Cockney" Bristow mounts a historic comeback against Jocky Wilson in the 1989 Final! --- For the first time in Embassy World Professional Darts Championship history, the two most charismatic giants of the 1980s—five-time World Champion Eric "The Crafty Cockney" Bristow MBE and 1982 World Champion Jocky Wilson of Kirkcaldy, Scotland—collided in the 1989 Final at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green. With £20,000 on the line, Master of Ceremonies Martin Fitzmaurice introduced the two legends to a cauldron of 1,300 fans waving Scottish Saltires and inflatable bananas, with referees Freddie Williams and Bruce Spendley calling the action and Sid Waddell and Tony Green in the BBC commentary box. What unfolded over the next two hours was a match of two extraordinary halves. Playing the most explosive darts of his career, Wilson hammered seven 180s and an 11-dart leg to blitz a shell-shocked Bristow into a 5–0 set deficit at the mid-match interval—leaving the five-time champion one set away from a 33–1 whitewash. Refusing to surrender after battling back from dartitis to reach the final, Bristow emerged from the break to launch the greatest comeback bid Lakeside had ever witnessed. Firing a 12-dart leg, surviving a match dart at Double 20 in the seventh set, and capitalizing when a rattled Wilson miscounted a 104 match checkout in the ninth set by throwing at Double 18 instead of Double 16, Bristow roared all the way back to 5–4 before burying a 130 bullseye checkout in the tenth set to save the match once more. So gripping was the drama that the BBC postponed its scheduled evening programming to stay live at Frimley Green. This 1989 Lakeside showpiece stands as the crowning swan song of the golden 1980s era—capturing Jocky Wilson at the peak of his scoring powers and proving why Eric Bristow's competitive heart remains unmatched in darts history. Match Chapters: 0:00 Lakeside Introductions (Martin Fitzmaurice) & Set 1 (Wilson's Twin 180s) 12:13 Sets 2 & 3: Wilson's 11-Dart Leg & 64 Checkout for 3-0 in Sets 32:40 Sets 4 & 5: Unstoppable Wilson Surges to a 5-0 Set Lead 52:19 Tony Gubba Interval Analysis, Sid Waddell & BBC Video Band Montage 58:01 Set 6: Bristow Ignites the Comeback with a 104 Checkout (5-1) 1:10:18 Sets 7 & 8: Bristow Survives a Match Dart & Roars Back to 5-3 1:36:32 Set 9: Bristow's 12-Darter & Wilson's Famous 104 Miscount (5-4) 1:50:52 Set 10: Bristow's 130 Bullseye Save & The 5th-Leg Climax Join the Conversation: Between Jocky Wilson's 5–0 opening blitz, his infamous 104 miscount in Set 9, and Eric Bristow's 130 bullseye checkout to stay alive in Set 10, what is your favorite moment from the 1989 Final? Tell us in the comments below, and subscribe to BDO Darts for more classic Lakeside finals! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE OFFICIAL BDO DARTS ARCHIVE: Welcome to the official British Darts Organisation (BDO) YouTube channel—the home of classic darts history. Explore hundreds of full archival matches, iconic 9-darters, and legendary finals from the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship at Frimley Green, the Winmau World Masters, and the BDO World Trophy. From golden-era icons like Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Jocky Wilson, Phil Taylor, and Raymond van Barneveld to modern trailblazers including Beau Greaves, Fallon Sherrock, Lisa Ashton, Trina Gulliver, Martin Adams, and Stephen Bunting, relive the greatest moments ever thrown on the oche. #Darts #BDODarts #LakesideDarts #JockyWilson #EricBristow --- Darts BDO World Championship 1989 Final - Bristow v Wilson "Darts World Championship 1989 Final: Eric Bristow vs Jocky Wilson"